Iceland The First Country To Try Abandoning Gasoline

"lab~rat >:-)" > wrote in
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> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:03:05 -0500, mike wilcox
> puked:
>
>>lab~rat >:-) wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:59:25 GMT, KK > puked:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:00:58 +0000, Alan Baker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>No. It also matters how efficiently the engine can be made to *use*
>>>>>the fuel.
>>>>
>>>>No, not "no".
>>>>
>>>>Per given volume, ethanol contains less energy than gasoline.
>>>>
>>>>Given two engines, identical save for the minor changes necessary to
>>>>burn ethanol, with equal efficiency (meaning percentage of
>>>>theoretical maximum energy derived), the one burning ethanol will
>>>>burn 20% more fuel.
>>>
>>>
>>> Or provide 20% less output of work...
>>> --
>>> lab~rat >:-)
>>> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
>>
>>Alcohol- the Welfare Queen of fuels ;~)
>
> And drag racers...
> --
> lab~rat >:-)
> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
>

All that matters to them is how fast they can do the 1/4 mile.
They have no limits on emissions,fairly constant driving
conditions,unlimited amount of fuel they can burn to achieve their 1/4 mile
trip.


Now,NASCAR's conversion to ethanol next year should prove valuable and
informative.It will be interesting to see how the speeds change,how many
pit stops and how much total fuel they are allowed.


--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik > wrote in
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> "lab~rat >:-)" > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:03:05 -0500, mike wilcox
> puked:
>>
>>>lab~rat >:-) wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:59:25 GMT, KK > puked:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:00:58 +0000, Alan Baker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>No. It also matters how efficiently the engine can be made to
>>>>>>*use* the fuel.
>>>>>
>>>>>No, not "no".
>>>>>
>>>>>Per given volume, ethanol contains less energy than gasoline.
>>>>>
>>>>>Given two engines, identical save for the minor changes necessary
>>>>>to burn ethanol, with equal efficiency (meaning percentage of
>>>>>theoretical maximum energy derived), the one burning ethanol will
>>>>>burn 20% more fuel.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or provide 20% less output of work...
>>>> --
>>>> lab~rat >:-)
>>>> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
>>>
>>>Alcohol- the Welfare Queen of fuels ;~)
>>
>> And drag racers...
>> --
>> lab~rat >:-)
>> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
>>
>
> All that matters to them is how fast they can do the 1/4 mile.
> They have no limits on emissions,fairly constant driving
> conditions,unlimited amount of fuel they can burn to achieve their 1/4
> mile trip.
>
>
> Now,NASCAR's conversion to ethanol next year should prove valuable and
> informative.It will be interesting to see how the speeds change,how
> many pit stops and how much total fuel they are allowed.
>
>

ERROR on my part;It's INDY that's changing to ethanol,not NASCAR.

Apologies.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net